This study was conducted under contract
to the Florida Department of Pollution
Control, a predecessor agency of the
Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation, as an integral component of
the Department's contribution to the
"Special Project to Prevent the
Eutrophication of Lake Okeechobee"
authorized by Chapter 73-335 Laws of
Florida.

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publication available to the University of Flonda, on behalf of the IMLS
grant Linking Flonda's Natural Hentage, for purposes of digitization and
Internet distribution Printed copies maybe obtained from the Flonda
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